Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Virtual Terrorist may not be a huge name
outside of the Canadian scene but there is no doubt that Siborg's
industrial technoize project means business. Hard and uncompromising
in its approach, Virtual Terrorist is an incendiary blend of hard
beats, abrasive synths, samples and cyberpunk attitude that remains
ultimately dance-friendly.

The one-man-projects latest
release is the remix companion to February's 'Source Code EP' and
features contributions from the likes of Xero, Mangadrive, and Kold
as well as one brand new demo track.

New cut 'Escape' opens
the album with its steady dance pace and post millennium synths. It
isn't the most hard hitting track in his back catalogue but it has an
undeniable catchy quality to it. Xero provides 'Firewall Breaker'
with a nice rhythmic noise reworking while Mangadrive turn up its
club potential with their mix-friendly take. Digital Winter give
'Hacking Software' an anarchic industrial remix that is both dirty
and infectious, while Radutron turn up the metal guitars for what
would be a great mix to include on a Terminator soundtrack. Gotthavok
then bring the rhythmic noise back for their remix of 'Corporate
Warfare'. Kold on the other hand break out the light and clean
futuristic synths for a funky take on 'Retro Terror Punk'.

This
is a very diverse release that will literally have something for
everyone, no matter what genres they favour. It iss a testament not
only to the quality of Siborg's song writing ability, but also the
choices in remixers he has. Though being a remix album, 'Re-Coded'
probably won't make a huge splash, it nonetheless gives Siborg the
tools to infiltrate as many club sets as possible.